Lewis' first impression of Oxford, written to his father: "The place has surpassed my wildest dreams: I never saw anything so beautiful, especially on these frosty moonlight nights...." In 7 Feb. he describes his love for "real winter." All the water in the house is frozen, the snow covers everything, and he loves ice skating.
Jack has visited Oxford to take his initial exams. Hooper has included another Kirk letter about Lewis; K. never expected to have another student like Lewis. K. speaks here of Lewis' perseverance and hard work.
28 Jan., he mentions his copy of Cupid and Psyche, so he's read that by now. He's also begun work on the prose Dymer. In 15 Feb., he mentions starting the poetry version.
His letters to Arthur are full of the latest books and editions they are reading. Sadly, it also has the first, and a good deal, about his interest in sadism and masochism. He signs his letters - in Greek - "Philomastix" - lover of the whip. I don't understand this stuff and simply do not want to. I'm comforted to know this passed away out of his life in time.
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